Because of the discomfort and embarrassment associated with his childhood bed-wetting,Andrew becomes nervous whenever he senses an urge to urinate. If genital arousal subsequently makes Andrew unusually anxious,this would best illustrate

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Generalization occurs when a response spreads from one specific stimulus to other stimuli that resemble the original. In Andrew's case, his anxiety associated with the urge to urinate, a response initially linked to the discomfort and embarrassment of bed-wetting, has generalized to a similar but different stimulus, genital arousal.

Because of the Discomfort and Embarrassment Associated with His Childhood